Pre-Game Talk: Ottawa @ Columbus Wed. Night on SportsNet 7:00 pm

[Back in Black]

Safe to say, we need this one. Especially since we play in Pittsburgh the following night.

GO SENS GO!

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[Othello*]

Neil should be in the press box for this one.

 

[Sun God Nika]

if we lose the seasons pretty much done.

 

[TheNewEra]

wiercioch needs to be sitting for this one, has been horrible to start the season

methot-karlsson
cowen-ceci
boro-wideman

see what we have and if any of our two new pairings have some chemistry

 

[Deku]

I wanna see Prince play. Cameron pls

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Good to know Hammond is back in full health and will be able to backup Andy. O'Connor gets to work on his game the proper way in Bingo.

 

[Senscore]

Don't lose.

 

[Senscore]

I would also like to see Wideman in the lineup. Columbus has a lot of crash and bang scorers up front. Our D will need to be on guard and get the puck up the ice quickly. Getting caught running around in circles in our own zone was bad enough against Montreal. Columbus' more potent scorers could just make that issue worse.

 

[Uchiha]

Prince needs to play.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Something something lineup changes.

 

[Super Cake]

I really wish the Jackets were not 0-3 right now. It is going to make tomorrows game much harder than it originally is going to be.

Hopefully the Pens get a win tonight or else they will also be going into Thursdays game 0-3.

 

[Sensinitis]

Sit Neil PLEASE.

 

[Ouroboros]

The fact that Neil still has a letter makes me think the team still views him as an everyday player. I'd be surprised if he were healthy'd at any point this year, but it definitely isn't going to happen 3 games into the season.

Besides - Columbus is one of the few teams in the league that still regularly dresses a goon.

 

[Back in Black]

Guess you guys didn’t notice NEIL was the only guy finishing his checks Sunday night against the Habs.

Didn’t see anybody else but Pageau do anything that night.

Not sure why you want him sat????

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Smith has been decent so far. Neil has been taking himself out of position to try and look tough. That style of game just gives the opposition more chances to make plays and score. The game is evolving, and oldschool tactics don't work like they used to.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Put Prince on the second line and watch it start to produce. One of MacArthur or Michalek can play on the 4th line with Chiasson and Smith.

Get Wideman in there.

 

[salomonster]

Its laughable that some think a 4 th line player sitting will make a difference when the entire 2nd line needs to be reminded that the season has begun!

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Its laughable that some think a 4 th line player sitting will make a difference when the entire 2nd line needs to be reminded that the season has begun!

Pretty much this.

Zibby and Ryan need to get going. That's the big issue right now

 

[God Says No]

Its laughable that some think a 4 th line player sitting will make a difference when the entire 2nd line needs to be reminded that the season has begun!

That's where you're wrong. If the 4th line player sits, we gain a top 9 forward to change up that struggling second line.

 

[Othello*]

Pretty much this.

Zibby and Ryan need to get going. That's the big issue right now

The player who will replace Neil may have the ability to help Zibanajad and Ryan get going - that's why people are asking for Neil to be sat

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Best players play.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Guess you guys didn’t notice NEIL was the only guy finishing his checks Sunday night against the Habs.

Didn’t see anybody else but Pageau do anything that night.

Not sure why you want him sat????

Guess you didn't notice Ryan who had probably one of his most physical game as a Senator.

But I agree about Neil, I don't think it's right to take him out yet, especially when he has a letter, the first guy scratched isn't going to be wearing a letter. Weircioch can sit though, Wideman can play in his spot, I want to let Cowen find his game before you put more pressure on him.

 

[aragorn]

Best players play.

And the best players are playing until someone proves they are the better player, no one has of yet or the coach would be putting the better player in, wouldn't he? Who decides that HF or the coach?

 

[L'Aveuglette]

And the best players are playing until someone proves they are the better player, no one has of yet or the coach would be putting the better player in, wouldn't he? Who decides that HF or the coach?

How exactly are Prince and Wideman supposed to do that when watching from the stands?

Neil hasn't done much of anything so far, and Prince, while not a 4th liner, could come in and play on the second or third line to give it some energy while someone else moves down to play with Smith and Chiasson.

Wideman can't possibly make our defense any worse than it was last game, and for much of the first two despite the Ws. Wiercioch was the worst guy on the ice so take him out. Simple.

This is just logic.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Its laughable that some think a 4 th line player sitting will make a difference when the entire 2nd line needs to be reminded that the season has begun!

The smallest spark could get a line going.